On Tueday Jupiter was at opposition, this means that the Sun, Earth and Jupiter are all in a line and it's the closest that Jupiter gets to us this year. It also happened to be the closest Jupiter will be for a long time, so I was keen to get out and see what images … Continue reading Jupiter and Saturn – autumn planets
A few weeks ago the sky was clearer than I've seen it for a long time and after seeing the success of someone else taking a picture with my same camrea I thought I would try the same settings and give it a go. The big variable with taking astrophotography pictures is the quality of … Continue reading A Galaxy of Stars
It has to be said... when you start looking at Moon craters close up it can get a bit addictive. As the Moon waxes and wanes through it's cycles the different parts of the moon are either lit up or cast into shadow, bringing out loads of detail. Copyright Simon Farnell 2022 Copyright Simon Farnell … Continue reading Moon Craters 2
Over the last weeks I've noticed that between cloud and it's position the Moon seems a difficult one to catch, but last week I managed to catch it a few days before it was full. The shadow at the limb of the Moon where the light disappears really shows up the craters there and so … Continue reading Moon Craters
The Lake District area of England is in the north east of the country, the mountain valley's from some very beautiful lakeside scenery and as you can see below makes for some spectacular views.Let me know what you think, I would love to know. Copyright Simon Farnell 2022 Copyright Simon Farnell 2022 Copyright Simon Farnell … Continue reading Mountains and Lakes
I'm always keeping an eye out for a good photo shot as many of you know, the last week or so has had some mixed weather which can make for some pretty awesome shot opportunities.Here's a few of them: Copyright Simon Farnell 2022 Copyright Simon Farnell 2022 Copyright Simon Farnell 2022 What do you think? … Continue reading May Dusk Photo’s
The other week I pointed my telescope at an almost full moon, trying out the fitting to capture pictures using my phone and a moon filter I had a bit of fun looking through and seeing some pretty clear and amazing features. While I was there I thought to myself I know - I can … Continue reading Moon Composite Photo
March is now long behind us, but some of the pictures remind me of the cold, clear nights that shine with such beauty and how the light can transform in so many ways... I hope you enjoy these, let me know if you have any favourites. I've left them as a gallery here: Let me … Continue reading March 2022 in Night Pictures
Earlier in the year I did a little self investing and I bought myself a star tracker. For anyone that doesn't know what this does, it can cancel out the rotation of the Earth so that long exposure camera shots can be taken without getting streaky stars. What it essentially does is rotate the camera … Continue reading Photography and a Lesson in Preparation
It's already the end of the first month of 2022, the Sun is coming out more, the morning and evenings are little brighter each day. January might be the darkest month but when the light come out there is some beauty to take in as these pictures celebrate: I hope you enjoy these, let me … Continue reading January 2022 in Pictures
The Moon is out closest celestial neighbour and to the naked eye if your eyesight is sharp larger details and craters can be made out. Pointing my camera at it a while back brings out some fantastic detail as these shots taken at different phases show. Image stacking could make these sharper and that's something … Continue reading Shooting the Moon
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